Delaware County Bar Association in Memoriam 2020-2022

the court system and left to die at the hands of the state”; and WHEREAS, Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center stated that “the history of the death penalty is inextricably intertwined with the history of race relations in the United States” and that Alexander McClay Williams was particularly vulnerable due to his age, mental status, family situation, and because he was accused of an interracial murder; and WHEREAS, as it says on Alexander McClay Williams’ headstone, justice deferred is justice denied. THEREFORE, I, Tom Wolf, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby acknowledge that the conviction and execution of Alexander McClay Williams was an egregious miscarriage of justice. On behalf of the Commonwealth, I offer my sincerest apology to Susie Williams-Carter and the Williams family. My administration has made successful progress, both executively and legislatively, to dismantle systemic racism and create a more just Pennsylvania. Discrimination and racism still exist in Pennsylvania and there is still more to be done. I encourage all Pennsylvanians to call on leaders to fight for equality and reform, to call out justice, and to educate the community about the history of injustice; it is only through recognition and awareness that essential progress can be made.

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